Biosciences Alliance of Iowa funds ISU research

Farming that improves the environment

Iowa State researchers say partially burning some of the residue left in corn
fields produces products that can be used to improve soil fertility, boost
in-soil storage of greenhouse gases and reduce the amount of natural gas
used to produce anhydrous ammonia fertilizer.

Kanthasamy named Lloyd Professor

Biomedical scientist Anumantha Kanthasamy, who researches the link between Parkinson's disease and agrochemicals, has been named W. Eugene and Linda R. Lloyd Endowed Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Community visioning program honored

The Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program has been named the 2005 Outstanding Program by the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association. The program was developed by Julia Badenhope, associate professor of landscape architecture

State dollars will help Iowa State University commercialize campus
research

Iowa State University will use state economic development
dollars to support short-term projects at six companies, award grants to
university projects with high potential for commercialization and support
Iowa State offices that provide technology transfer services.

In the news

A wireless wonder

The Kansas City Star

With features galore, is your fancy cell phone becoming more and more like your PC? Michael Bugeja, director of ISU's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, has researched how seemingly helpful technology can contribute to social isolation. "As cell phones become more complex, with added accessories and functions, we will be communicating less and watching videos or gaming more," Bugeja says. "Cell phone users with access to streaming videos will be spotted in public places, like zoos or parks, holding their devices and watching music videos, oblivious to life passing them by, alone in self-imposed virtual isolation booths."